Hugh, this argument's been done to death. Does it not seem really self righteous to install the bolts when there's another safe option? It's not like the bolters couldn't have just placed the gear on rap anyway. Excess bolting, chipping, and the like to me are indicative of a lack of respect for these places and our environment... so long term, yeah, it could be saving the world.
And yeah, he could've just passed them by, but at the same time it's not really soloing if you've got a rope on and a belayer ready if you get scared either. |